The Morning Report — 9/ 2 /26

Well, there are a couple of bright spots in the news this morning, so let us take note. First,

A Utah Judge ruled Tuesday that Tyler Robinson will stand trial on all seven charges in the assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk, leaving him eligible for the death penalty if convicted of aggravated murder.

Again, while this is certainly welcome to hear neither you nor I were born yesterday, so before we give in to the temptation to engage in providing a simultaneous venturi effect on our nether regions. This fiend is a hero to the Democrat Left and given the utter corruption of our judiciary and moral bankruptcy of far too many of our fellow citizens-in-name-only I'd be shocked if there was an actual conviction let alone if this thing actually got a death sentence. Considering the mastermind of 9/11 has yet to be taken out and sent back to the infernal reaches from whence he and his non-religion religion came from, yeah it's all a non-starter.

Elsewhere it certainly looks as if the gloom-and-doomers attacking the President about the economy might want to chew on this.

On Tuesday, new data from the Department of Labor’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed that manufacturing job openings rose to 580,000 in July, up from 501,000 in June. This constitutes the highest level since January 2023. In contrast, the manufacturing sector posted 428,000 openings this time last year. Durable goods manufacturers saw a particularly sharp increase, with vacancies climbing to 429,000 from 353,000 the previous month, and 255,000 from the previous year. The follows data released by the Department of Commerce showing a 1.1 percent rise in durable goods orders, twice what was expected. While hiring in manufacturing fell to 288,000 in July from 330,000 last month, this comes amid a broader trend of declining hires. According to recent data, total job openings across all sectors increased to 7.3 million, while hiring declined to 5.05 million. It was also revealed that layoffs across the economy dropped to 1.666 million, one of the lowest levels on record, while the rate of unemployment remains historically low at 4.1 percent. This demonstrates the ongoing growth of the U.S. manufacturing sector, which has been a core focus of the Trump administration’s economic policy. This follows a report showing that U.S. manufacturing has reached a four-year high in July. The same report showed that employment in the sector had risen to a three-year high. Specifically, the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reached 55.6 in July, an increase from 53.3 in June.

Psaki-Psircling back to 9/11 for a moment and hopefully not to kill the buzz I've tried to engender, there's this piece of shit and his madness to contend with.

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has defended far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who previously said “America deserved 9/11,” and endorsed him as “our streamer,” just days before the 25th anniversary of the attacks, which left thousands of Americans dead across New York City, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. . . The controversy has underscored the growing divisions and tensions within the Democrats over socialism and Israel. It also shows how Piker has become politically toxic to much of the Democrats. This controversy comes amid a broader shift to the left among Democrats, with one in three Democrat-aligned voters self-describing as Democratic Socialists.

Disgusting as he and what he represents are, that they seem to be lacking in popularity, despite their growing presence on the electoral scene I'll take as a positive development, even as the Mamdanis, El-Sayeds and Bernie Sanders-es remain in prominence.

Other than that, the battle over AI continues. Like it or not, it's here and here to stay so we better get a handle on it before it gets a handle on us,

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said during a Breitbart News Fight Club Roundtable on Monday evening that he believes China is helping fund opposition to artificial intelligence data centers, while arguing that the country should consider the effects on the electrical grid and water resources without putting itself at a disadvantage in the competition over AI.  “Now, at the same time, I think we need to be responsible. We need to look at the demands on the electrical grid. I think demands on water resources are way overstated, but overstated because China is funding the propaganda against these things,” he continued.

Like any other technology or advancement that has come about since Ogg the caveman discovered fire and Cocoa Krispies, it can and will be used for good and ill. The same as with AI. And the short term good, which is very good IMHO, jobs in construction as well as the parallel increase in employment of businesses and industries that service and feed into this new infrastructure are for sure a potential Golden Goose as President Trump has described it. And the evil that can and would be unleashed on us if we let the Chi-Coms win the race to dominate AI is guaranteed. FOr that reason alone we simply cannot allow that to happen.

Have a good day.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• First we learned to love our killers. Then we learned to hate ourselves.
  What We Never Learned From 9/11
  
• The pro-"Palestine" group was recognized as an arm of the Popular Front for the Liberation of "Palestine," a designated terrorist organization. Yet Treasury’s designation stops there — without naming a single one of Masar Badil’s domestic affiliates.
  Treasury Department’s crackdown reveals terror on college campuses — and rising threats of violence

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
• The controversy has underscored the growing divisions and tensions within the Democrats over socialism and Israel. It also shows how Piker has become politically toxic to much of the Democrats. This controversy comes amid a broader shift to the left among Democrats, with one in three Democrat-aligned voters self-describing as Democratic Socialists. . . A majority of Americans say they are concerned about the rise of socialism and communism in American politics.
  DSA Endorses Streamer Who Said ‘America Deserved 9/11’ Days Before 25th Anniversary.
  
• How a CRT concept became a political weapon.
  The Manufacture of the Left’s ‘White Adjacent’ Tactic

  "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY

• “Operation Rotten Apple did what sanctuary politicians in New York City and the state of New York refuse to do: made the Empire State safer,” said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin at a Tuesday press conference.
  ICE Arrests 2,100 Illegal Migrants in New York in August ‘Operation Rotten Apple’
  
• The doctor has boasted about helping over 2,000 foreigners give birth to their children in America to gain citizenship.
  Birth Tourism Hearing: Doctor Behind ‘Have My Baby in Miami’ Invokes Fifth Amendment
  
• The campaign of Hallie Shoffner, running against Tom Cotton, denied any inconsistency between the two positions
  Arkansas Dem Senate Candidate Climbs Into Facebook Comments To Deny She Said She 'Would Vote To Defund ICE'
  
• Every deportee must be compelled to leave behind all gains illegitimately ‘earned’ as a result of mass migration invasion.
  Americans Need To Seize U.S. Assets Foreigners Are Sending Abroad

  THE IRAN CONFLICT, MOU/"PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??)

• Trump issued the warning during a phone call with Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst as U.S. forces carried out a new round of strikes across southern Iran, which Washington said were retaliation for Iranian threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and an earlier missile attack against American forces in Jordan.
  Trump: Iran Could Be ‘Totally Wiped Out’ — Tehran Launches Missile Attack on U.S. Bases in Jordan
  
• We provide an exclusive preview of their excuses.
  What Will TDS Sufferers Do If The U.S. Wins The Iran War?

  ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . The U.N... AND HISTORY

• Eyewitnesses reported “intense UAV activity over the area and strikes on several targets.”
  Israel Captures Hamas Spy Chief in Daylight Raid
  
• Turkey’s dangerous delusion.
  More Nonsense From Erdogan
  * * * * *

• An enraging propaganda film posing as a “documentary.”
  NPR Reports Glowingly on ‘American Doctor’

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• “As a result, New Mexico was heavily effected by fentanyl with a nearly 21 percent increase in fentanyl poisoning deaths compared to a 14 percent decrease in the United States overall.”
  Oversight Committee Launches Probe Into Biden DEA’s ‘Walking Fentanyl’ Operation
  
• The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced last November that it was seeking proposals to revolutionize how ATC officials receive flight data and move aircraft between facilities with a “single, state-of-the-art platform” referred to as a CAP, as part of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s plan to build a brand-new ATC system. 
  Aviation Experts Sound National Security Alarm as FAA Considers Air Traffic Control Vendors with Strong China Ties

  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• Raw Egg Nationalist: Europe’s censorship regime increasingly reaches across the Atlantic, threatening Americans’ First Amendment rights—and Congress and the states are finally fighting back.
  Right to Censor: Why the U.S. Needs to Get a Handle on Foreign Censorship of Protected Speech
  
• “There is pressure on ICE to arrest more people and that leads them to stop trying to go after the worst of the worst and arrest the person who is easiest to locate on any given day.”
  Washington Post Discovers Illegal Immigrants Don’t Need Criminal Records for Deportation
  
• When acknowledging noncitizen voting would have helped Republicans galvanize support for the SAVE America Act, the magazine dismissed concerns as ‘imaginary.’
  NY Mag Goes From ‘Noncitizen Voting Is Imaginary’ To ‘Here’s Why It’s Good’
  
• Failed CNN host Jim (JmJ) Acosta took another opportunity to praise foreigners - diplomats - while making degrading caricatures out of Americans who actually love this country. Maybe Acosta should just leave...
  Jim Acosta Bashes Americans' Love Of...America
  * * * * *

• “Now, at the same time, I think we need to be responsible. We need to look at the demands on the electrical grid. I think demands on water resources are way overstated, but overstated because China is funding the propaganda against these things,” he continued.
  Exclusive – Sen. Ron Johnson Says Chinese Propaganda Fueling Data Center Opposition: ‘Do We Really Want to Lose the Race to AI?’
  
• Attracts $12M in donations from these tech magnates rejecting leftist extremism
  New Anti-Woke Operating System Takes A Bite Out Of Apple
  
• I don't think it's really Mark Zuckerberg's responsibility to make sure that kids "take breaks from social media." That seems more like a parent thing to me. Meta's $17+ billion isn't going to help many of the kids who are vulnerable to any dark forces on Facebook, whether real or imagined. No amount of money or governmental oversight can replace parental involvement. Sadly, there are a lot of people who don't want to hear that. 
  Hey Parents — Facebook Isn't the Reason Your Kids Are Hot Messes

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• And do it right this time.
  Michigan-Based Muslim Cleric Promises to Rebuild America

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS

• The destruction of the Saint-Simon Church is likely to intensify concerns over the security of Christian churches in Canada and increase demands for tougher penalties against those who deliberately target them. Politically, the incident could deepen partisan tensions over the scale of anti-Christian violence and whether the federal government has done enough to protect churches and Christians generally.
  Century-Old Church Torched in Suspected Anti-Christian Attack.

  SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

• The action targets Daniel Richman and indicates officials with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have renewed their probe regarding leaks to the New York Times.
  Report: Federal Grand Jury Subpoenas James Comey Adviser Regarding Alleged Leaks to New York Times

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• The rise in U.S. manufacturing vacancies reflects ongoing investment in onshore production in order to create American jobs. This data also shows that the U.S. manufacturing sector has remained strong despite concerns over the ongoing Iran war and related inflationary pressures. This follows reports that 98,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy back in June, and the Consumer Price Index (CPI) beat expectations in July.
  Trump Economy: Factory Job Openings Hit Three-Year Peak Amid Manufacturing Resurgence.

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM

• The political talking point ignores tens of millions of years of plate tectonics and its consequences, and completely dismisses well-established mountain-weather dynamics.
  The Ghoulish Race to Turn Nepal’s Flood Victims Into a ‘Climate Crisis’ Talking Point
  
• Climate disasters make headlines, but the numbers tell a different story: abundant energy and prosperity, not panic and “net zero,” are humanity’s best defense against nature.
  Debunking the ‘Crisis’ of Sea Level Rise

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• Tyler Robinson's attorneys entered not guilty pleas on his behalf to all charges.
  Judge Rules On Charlie Kirk Assassination Trial, Death Penalty
  
• The dispute will deepen tensions between President Trump and Illinois Democrats over the federal government’s role in combating violent crime in major cities. A federal intervention in Chicago could become another flashpoint in the political battle over crime, public safety, and executive authority.
  Trump Warns Chicago ‘Will Die’ if Dem Governor Keeps Refusing Federal Crime-Fighting Assistance.

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• John Stossel:Why giving in to woke activists is cruel and stupid.
  Racist Tests
  
• (New York) city’s largest charter school dropped nearly 200 places in statewide rankings – all because state bureaucrats blocked the release of advanced placement scores in the ratings, a new lawsuit claimed... compared to Success Academy’s top-tier ranking just a year earlier when the state allowed the release of AP test scores to US News — with the charter school snagging the No. 11 high school in the entire state, according to the suit. (Gee the Lefties rigged results to destroy a rival to the teachers' unions! - jjs)
  Success Academy charter school ranking dropped nearly 200 points after NY state rigged result: lawsuit
  
• In each case, the outlet’s criteria puts rigor and results ahead of prestige and reputation. The result consistently puts the bankrupt latter colleges much farther down in the rankings. This is important information that every parent and high school student should consider before choosing their college, or even if it is worthwhile going to college.
  College rankings that actually mean something
  
• “We knew this lawsuit was a possibility, and we were prepared”
  Mamdani Locked in Legal Battle With NYC Teacher Union That Endorsed Him
  
• Having ceded administrative authority to faculty, college presidents now routinely fail to uphold basic academic standards and enforce campus policies.
  The Collapse of University Oversight
  
• A worldview that doesn't hold up in the real world.
  How Universities Unwittingly Undermine the Case for Evolution

  ABORTION

• Gov. Maura Healey’s bill to allow abortion at any point in pregnancy.
  National Media Skip Extreme Pro-Abortion Law in Massachusetts

  SECOND AMENDMENT

• An important caveat is added: “In most cases (76.3 percent) the gun is not fired.” It should be noted that the gun not being fired is a common theme across various surveys and studies, as the mere brandishing of a gun is often sufficient to end a threat.
  Survey: Over 1/3 of Gun Owners Have Used a Firearm in Self-Defense

  THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH

• Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh ordered Michigan officials to respond by noon Wednesday to an emergency request seeking to place a voter identification amendment on the state’s November ballot.
  Supreme Court Weighs Bid to Put Michigan Citizens-Only Voting Amendment on Ballot

  BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS

• "A little bit more masculine would be my type."
  Hunter Biden Answers The Question No One Asked: Just How Gay Is He?

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY

• Her decision follows similar moves by other ActBlue officials. ActBlue co-founder Matt DeBergalis invoked the Fifth during a closed-door deposition Aug. 20, while CEO Regina Wallace-Jones asserted the same right during congressional questioning in June.
  Another ActBlue Official Pleads Fifth in House Probe of Alleged Foreign Donations
  
• Invest in Tomorrow Coalition, backed by Democrat megadonors, is running ads 'from a MAGA perspective' to take out GOP critics of solar subsidies
  Crypto Billionaire Taps Scandal-Tarred Crypto Critic To Meddle in GOP Primaries

  POLITICS

• Voters feel as though the Trump administration has a grab bag of various policies, none of them directed at a singular end. That's a problem.
  How To Lose An Election In 60 Days
  
• While I still support President Trump, most libertarians are frustrated with the war in Iran, high fuel costs, and a federal government that has kept Bitcoin and crypto pioneers in prison.
  Republicans can win in the midterms but they've got to listen to Ross Ulbricht
  
• If elected, he would become a hero to Muslims and a force to be reckoned with.
  Many Are Determined to Prevent an El-Sayed Victory
  
• The race centered on whether Markey was too old to serve a third term in the Senate. If he wins re-election, the longtime liberal stalwart will be 86 by the end of his next term. 
  Incumbent Ed Markey, 80, defeats Seth Moulton, 47, in Massachusetts Democrat Senate primary  (Radiation sickness more popular than projectile colitis - jjs)
  
• An analysis of the Democratic Socialists of America’s agenda found that it would cost taxpayers over $200 trillion over the next decade.. . In other words: “Don’t worry about reality — just vote for our vision.” The more voters fall for it, the deeper the disaster that beckons.
  Why the DSA’s agenda actually promises misery for all

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• Bessent also said Carney "came to power on an anti-American, anti-Trump agenda" and accused him of "doing what is best for the Liberal Party, what's best for Mark Carney" instead of what's good for Canadians. It seems like Carney is desperate to prove Bessent right. World leaders get mocked online constantly. Trump gets mocked online constantly. How can you lead a country with such thin skin?
  Carney Won’t Talk Trade Until Americans Stop Hurting His Feelings With Memes
  
• Farage’s return coincides with the resignation of former Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer from Parliament, who was toppled by Labour colleagues after Reform thrashed the governing party in May’s local elections.
  Nigel Farage Officially Returns to Parliament After Landslide Election Win.
  
• This polling suggests that the “front républicain” strategy of establishment and leftist parties backing each other to block the National Rally from winning will not work in 2027. If the poll’s findings are reflected in the elections, it will be the National Rally’s first-ever presidential victory. This would mark a significant shift in the French political landscape, away from establishment parties and candidates and towards populist and eurosceptic outsiders.
  DATA: Another Poll Shows Le Pen Leading All Rivals for French Presidency.
  
• Rising interest rates, record insolvencies, and permanent recession -- the looming economic crisis in the EU is taking shape.
  Banking Regulation: The Gates Are Slowly Closing

  DEFENSE, MILITARY, SECURITY AFFAIRS

• China’s state-owned shipping giant COSCO has secretly equipped commercial vessels with sophisticated technology to collect military communications near the United States and other countries, according to senior Trump administration officials.
  U.S. Officials: Chinese Shipping Giant Uses Cargo Ships to Spy on Military Communications
  
• Somalia's militant al Qaeda wing al-Shabaab and Yemen's Houthis have traditionally been divided along ideological lines.
  Two Of America’s Terrorist Enemies Forge An Unlikely Alliance

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• The Brownsville city council yesterday unanimously agreed to a SpaceX offer to pay the city $220 million plus provide it water plus wastewater removal, in exchange for giving the company 445 acres where it could establish its own port for its Starship barges, the first of which is shown on the right as it arrived in Texas in June.
  Brownsville agrees to SpaceX deal, giving the company 445 acres in exchange for water and money
  
• And like all such government-designed, government-owned, and government-run projects, they all tend to take longer and cost more than private projects. By the time IRIS-2 becomes fully functional in the early ’30s, it will be woefully obsolete. And it will have cost Europe far more than it should have. Even more absurd, it will not be making anyone any money.
  Germany’s aerospace company OHB awarded $1.16 billion contract to build 18 IRIS2 satellites

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• Denise Powell, running in the state’s Second Congressional District, cofounded an organization supporting Nebraska politicians who have opposed similar efforts
  ‘Discriminatory and Hateful Behavior’: Nebraska Dem House Candidate Fought Measure Preventing Minors from Receiving Sex-Change Surgery
  
• The data is public. The risks are real. The responsible path is clear: Stop funding these treatments for minors.
  Delayed Study From Pro-Trans Researcher Finds Puberty Blockers Don’t Help Kids

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• The collapse of the Met Gala’s outrageous plan to honor antisemitic fashion designer John Galliano marks an important victory in a major battle. But there is no sign that triumph is at hand in the larger war against the explosion of Jew hatred in America and around the world.
  Michael Goodwin: Jew hate is as fashionable as ever — look no further than Anna Wintour’s Met Gala disaster
  
• ...the English actor is facing accusations of racism, and with those accusations, increased demands that his new Ali G movie (set for an October release) not be screened in theaters due to the claim that the Ali G character legitimizes anti-black stereotypes.
  Screening of Censorship Advocate Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Borat’ Canceled over Racism Charge
  
• Christian Toto: 'Borat' alum under fire for old, problematic jokes (or so critics claim)
  Is This Real Reason Why Sacha Baron Cohen Is Being Cancelled?
  
• Evil is out there. But so are the signs of good.
  So Much Evil! Still Don’t Believe in the Devil?
  
• Ever since (the Kaepernick abomination), it’s been one steady slide into DEI, wokeness, and more than a few indicators that the league is losing touch with its core fan base. Like many who will read this, I speak from personal experience.
  Who Is the Market for Gay NFL Cheerleaders?
  
• The Navy has “suddenly” dropped a long-time vendor, The Sewing Box, for the Blue Angels’ distinctive uniforms, ending a 43-year relationship. 
  Did the Blue Angels Get a Good Deal?

  HITHER & YON

• It depends on where you look.
  Did America Win the War on Terror?

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